The latest shipping forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
The bells from Westminster Abbey.
Michelle Mone, the founder of the lingerie brand Ultimo, is the government's new start-up tsar. Mark Coles charts her rise from a childhood of poverty in Glasgow. Show more
The latest national and international news.
Actor Adjoa Andoh explores our need to see our own identities reflected in the culture and environment that envelop us. Show more
On Your Farm
Royal Special: Prince Charles on the Future of Rural Communities
22 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
HRH the Prince of Wales shares his hopes and fears for the future of farming communities. Presented by Charlotte Smith. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Sunday
VJ Day, Avebury pilgrims, 'Lazy' atheists
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Religious news and current affairs. Including upcoming services to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, a pilgrim walk in Avebury, and a new book criticising 'lazy' atheism. Show more
Cherie Lunghi presents an appeal on behalf of Women for Women International. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
Lichfield Cathedral marks the seventieth anniversary of VJ Day. Terry Waite preaches, and worship is led by the dean, the Very Rev Adrian Dorber. Show more
John Gray sees the European currency as a misconceived project from the outset and thinks the austerity policies imposed on Greece are destructive and self-defeating. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the sooty shearwater. Show more
News for Sunday morning. Reviewing the papers: behaviour tsar Tom Bennett, historian Bettany Hughes and Admiral Lord West. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Show more
Kenton feels sorry for himself, and Lynda rues the flood. Show more
Sami al Hajj spent eight years in Guantanamo. Sue MacGregor reunites him with the man in charge of guarding him, former detainee Moazzam Begg and lawyer Clive Stafford Smith. Show more
A welcome visit to Sheffield City Hall for regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, who are joined by Susan Calman on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
The Food Programme
My Food Hero: Sheila Dillon meets writer and campaigner Susan George
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Sheila Dillon speaks to the woman who shaped her career in food journalism, one of the most influential writers on hunger and social justice, writer and campaigner Susan George. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Global news and analysis, presented by James Robbins.
Cerys Matthews goes to Paris to discuss the classic popular songs that constitute the great French songbook. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire. Bunny Guinness, Christine Walkden and Bob Flowerdew answer the audience questions. Show more
Fi Glover introduces conversations about changing attitudes to love and partnership and the frustrations of living with a disability that others cannot see. Show more
Originally set in the Third Crusade, but updated to Occupy London’s encampment outside St Paul's in 2011. Stars John Wark. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Leila Aboulela. Plus comedian and author Helen Lederer on the secret of writing a funny book and the titles that make her laugh out loud. Show more
Paul Farley listens for ghosts and feels for flesh in the new poems of Mark Doty and Andrew McMillan. Featuring baby mammoths and men working on their muscles in gyms. Show more
Tim Whewell investigates the challenges of life post-adoption and asks what changes are being made to improve the current situation. Show more
Michelle Mone, the founder of the lingerie brand Ultimo, is the government's new start-up tsar. Mark Coles charts her rise from a childhood of poverty in Glasgow. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
Brown says Labour must choose leader who can take it back into government.
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Gordon Brown says Labour must choose a leader who can take it back into government. Show more
John Waite chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more
Susan springs into action, and Ruth is very frustrated. Show more
Natalie Haynes, Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith and Paul Sinha vie for wordy supremacy chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From 2012. Show more
Man's first Mars mission comes at a price. An astronaut’s mother reflects on her place in history. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news. Are migrant numbers really up? Is mass deworming a good idea? And how do you predict the winners of the Premier League? Show more
Last Word
David Nobbs, Frances Kelsey, Kyril Zinovieff, Elio Fiorucci, Harry Pitch
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Reeta Chakrabarti on comic writer and novelist David Nobbs, scientist Frances Kelsey, British spy Kyril Zinovieff, Italian fashion designer Elio Fiorucci and musician Harry Pitch. Show more
The New Workplace
Episode 3: Who Do I Really Work For?
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Michael Robinson explores the world of agency workers and umbrella companies and discovers that some workers are not sure who they are actually working for. Show more
Cherie Lunghi presents an appeal on behalf of Women for Women International. Show more
Opera is expensive. It receives large public subsidies. Can that be justified, and does it have a future? Peter Day visits top opera houses, a summer festival and pub performers. Show more
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
Julia Hartley Brewer analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
The Film Programme
Greta Gerwig, Judd Apatow, Open-air screenings
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Presented by Antonia Quirke. Greta Gerwig, star of Mistress America, talks about her favourite director, Judd Apatow discusses Trainwreck, and Antonia braves an open-air screening. Show more
Actor Adjoa Andoh explores our need to see our own identities reflected in the culture and environment that envelop us. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Moving home is rarely simple. Rosie Millard follows two people as they make the decision to pack their bags, uproot and move across the country to a start a very different life. Show more
The bells from Westminster Abbey.
The latest shipping forecast.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.